Nehemiah 6:5

Nehemiah 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
• New International Version (NIV)Then, the fifth time, Sanballat sent his aide to me with the same message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand.

Context of Nehemiah 6:5

3And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you? 4And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner. Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand, 6in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king. 7And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

Nehemiah 6:5 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֵלַ֨י סַנְבַלַּ֜ט כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה פַּ֥עַם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית אֶֽת־נַעֲר֑וֹ וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת פְּתוּחָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanballaţ · SanballatH5571
• servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• mannerדָּבָרdâbâr · ChroniclesH1697
• fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• timeפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• letterאִגֶּ֫רֶת'iggereth · letterH107
• handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:5

• 2 Kings 18:26And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, and Shebnah and Joah said to Rab-shakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants in Syriac, for we understand it, and talk not with us in the Jewish [language] in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
• 2 Corinthians 2:11that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
• 2 Corinthians 11:13For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
• Ephesians 6:11Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5With an open letter in his hand - This was an insult to a person of Nehemiah's quality: as letters sent to chiefs and governors in the East are always carefully folded up, and put in costly silken bags, and these carefully sealed. The circumstance is thus marked to show the contempt he (Sanballat) had for him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The letter was “open,” in order that the contents might be generally known, and that the Jews, alarmed at the threats contained in it, might refuse to continue the work.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19After solving the financial crisis (see Nehemiah 5), the story shifts back to how those against rebuilding tried to scare or stop Nehemiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95-9. Then sent Sanballat his servant ... the fifth time with an open letter in his hand--In Western Asia, letters, after being rolled up like a map, are flattened to the breadth of an inch; and instead of being sealed, they are pasted at the ends. In Eastern Asia, the Persians make up their letters in the form of a roll about six inches long, and a bit of paper is fastened round it with gum, and sealed with an impression of ink, which resembles our…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 6:5

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings